Fresno State’s University Theatre will present its sixth and final virtual production of the 2020-21 mainstage season, “All in the Timing,” written by David Ives and directed by J. Daniel Herring. The production, which was filmed in the John Wright Theatre in conjunction with the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, will stream online June 4 through 12.

General Admission streaming access is $15, or $10 for students. All performances stream at 7:30 p.m. PST except for the June 6 performance, which streams at 2 p.m. PST.

Featuring six diverse but equally hysterical one-act comedies, “All in the Timing” is a witty, romantic, absurd and existentially-minded evening of theatre. In “Sure Thing”, a couple on a first date has the opportunity to reset and try again each time they say the wrong thing.

“Words, Words, Words” takes the “infinite monkey theorem” — the idea that given enough time, three monkeys in a room could eventually compose any given text, including Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” — and turns it into reality.

In “The Universal Language,” a shy, young woman places her faith in her fraudulent language tutor, who is changed for the better when he discovers the language they share is the language of love — not the made-up “Unamunda” he professes to be fluent in.

“Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread” is an existential mini-musical parody based on the work of the composer Glass.

In “The Philadelphia,” a man discovers he has entered a strange pocket of the universe in which the only way to get what he wants is to ask for the opposite.

Finally, in “Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky,” the audience is treated to the hilarious vision of the famous Marxist waxing poetical — and dying, over and over and over again.

“The production takes place in an Avant-garde abstract comedic world,” Herring said. “Each of the six one-act plays exist in a ‘Twilight Zone’ type world in which everyday reality is only present in very specific moments. It is a wacky, farcical depiction of problems and issues we face in our lives such as sticking one’s foot in one’s mouth, feeling isolated, bemoaning a lost love or just having a bad day.”

“This production has a feel of Saturday Night Live and other variety show sketches,” Herring said. “Emerging from this pandemic, it just felt right to me to present a bit of fun layered with some serious notes, but not too serious. The student actors embraced these intriguing characters and farfetched situations with flare, authenticity and comic timing. And, we all snickered a lot.”

The production was rehearsed and filmed following strict federal, state and University protocols to ensure a safe, clean and socially-distant production environment.

The cast includes Santiago Batista, Lexie Castellanos, Nicole Faulconer, Reese Jade Herron, Duncan Hoge, Cassidy LeClair, Rachel Maciel, Ethan Magill, Sofia Sabine McCurry, Andrew Mickelson, Dylan Mark Murphy, Tyler Murphy, Luke R. Nothstein, Julia Prieto, Carlos Sanchez and Andy Souk

For more information, contact the box office at 559.278.7512 or universitytheatre@csufresno.edu.